Other new features in release 2.0 include the following:

• Support for Matrox HDV files and Matrox Flex CPU effects in Adobe After Effects
• Realtime playback of 32-bit MPEG-2 I-frame AVI files with alpha
• Realtime playback and mixing of Adobe native HDV files ­ .MPEG and .M2T
• Improved color correction tools
• WYSIWYG video output for Adobe Bridge and Windows Media Player
• Four new effects: ­cube, impressionist, ripple, twirl

Key features of Matrox RT.X2 include the following:

• Realtime mixed-format multi-layer workflows that combine HD and SD material from analog and digital sources
• Realtime Matrox Flex CPU effects: color correction, speed changes, chroma/luma keying and many more
• Realtime and accelerated Matrox Flex GPU effects ­ 2D/3D DVE, blur/glow/soft focus, shine and many more
• Native HDV and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame HD editing
• Native DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, and MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame SD editing
• Realtime mixed-format multi-cam
• Realtime high-quality hardware downscaling for SD output from an HD timeline
• Accelerated export to DVD, multimedia formats including Flash Video, and Adobe Clip Notes
• WYSIWYG for Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and Bridge, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, NewTek LightWave 3D, and Windows Media Player with dynamic Alt+Tab switching
• Composite, Y/C, HD/SD analog component input and output
• Full-resolution HD monitoring on an inexpensive flat panel display via independent DVI output

Priced at $1995 US in North America (GBP 1174, €1749) including Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, Matrox RT.X2 is available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. Release 2.0 can be downloaded by registered RT.X2 owners free of charge from the Matrox website.

http://www.matrox.com/video